Amazing Johnathan, Longtime Vegas Magician, Says He Has One Year to Live

Scott Roeben

3 years ago

Amazing Johnathan, once a regular performer in Las Vegas, said at a public event he has just a year to live.

The revelation was made at a speaking engagement in downtown Las Vegas on Oct. 21, 2014, and was reported by John Katsilometes. Read more.

Amazing Johnathan has a huge following in, of all places, Australia.

Amazing Johnathan, whose real names is Johnathan Szeles, has struggled with cardiomyopathy (a weakening of the heart muscle) for years, and has been ineligible for a heart transplant because of diabetes.

Szeles was saying he has a year to live as far back as March of 2014, so it’s difficult to tell where things stand or if they’ve recently gotten worse, but the prognosis isn’t good.

Szeles said he is retired, no longer able to perform due to his medical condition. He also said his final shows were at the famed Magic Castle in Los Angeles in July 2014.